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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.orm;

import org.eclipse.jpt.common.core.utility.TextRange;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.BaseTemporalConverter;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.resource.orm.TemporalType;

/**
 * <code>orm.xml</code> temporal/map key temporal converter
 * <p>
 * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still
 * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching
 * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from
 * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API
 * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
 */
public interface OrmBaseTemporalConverter
	extends BaseTemporalConverter, OrmConverter
{
	// ********** owner **********

	/**
	 * 
	 */
	public interface Owner 
		extends OrmConverter.Owner
	{
		TemporalType getXmlTemporalType();

		void setXmlTemporalType(TemporalType temporalType);

		TextRange getTemporalTextRange();
	}
}